Now, maybe it's because we spend about 40 percent of our time looking at snake videos these days or maybe we're just craving a pet after prolonged separation from the family dog, but this little fella is actually kind of cute.

"[It's] a young red-bellied black, sticking out from underneath the hot water cylinder in the centre of an apartment building in Sippy Downs," snake catcher Dan said on Facebook.

"I managed to encourage him out with my snake hook, and got to show a few locals how stunning and placid these guys are."

But even though you might be warming to snakes, it's best to keep your distance.

The expert snake catchers may make it look easy, but there's a lot that could go wrong if you try to handle a snake sitch on your own.

That being said, you're more than welcome to live your snake catching fantasies vicariously though this gallery of camouflaged reptiles.